Coeloglossum viride

Family	Orchidaceae
Subfamily	Orchidoideae
Tribe	Orchideae
Subtribe	Orchidinae
Scientific name	Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartman
Synonyms	Coeloglossum bracteatum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Parlatore; Coeloglossum bracteatum (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Schlechter; Coeloglossum coreanum (Nakai) Schlechter; Coeloglossum erdingeri A. Kerner; Coeloglossum islandicum (Lindley) Komarov; Coeloglossum kaschmirianum Schlechter; Coeloglossum nankotaizanense (Masamune) Masamune; Coeloglossum taiwanianum S. S. Ying; Coeloglossum vaillantii Schur; Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartman forma bracteatum (Muhlenberg) O. Gruss & M. Wolff; Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartman forma integrum Soó; Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartman forma islandicum (Lindley) O. Gruss & M. Wolff; Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartman forma virescens (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) O. Gruss & M. Wolff; Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartman subsp. bracteatum (Muhlenberg) Richter; Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartman subsp. bracteatum (Muhlenberg) Hultén; Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartman subsp. coreanum (Nakai) Satomi; Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartman var. bracteatum (Willdenow) Reichenbach f.; Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartman var. interjecta (Fernald) Miyabe & Kudô; Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartman viride var. islandicum (Lindley) M. Schulze; Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartman viride var. virescens (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Luer; Chamorchis viridis (L.) Dumortier; Dactylorhiza viridis (L.) R. M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M. W. Chase; Dactylorhiza viridis (L.) R. M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M. W. Chase var. virescens (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Luer; Entaticus viridis (L.) A. Gray; Gymnadenia bracteata (Willdenow) C. Presl; Gymnadenia viridis (Willdenow) L. C. Richard; Habenaria bracteata (Muhlenberg) R. Brown; Habenaria viridis (L.) R. Brown; Habenaria viridis (L.) R. Brown subsp. bracteata (Muhlenberg) Clausen; Habenaria viridis (L.) R. Brown var. bracteata (Muhlenberg) A. Gray; Habenaria viridis (L.) R. Brown var. interjecta Fernald; Herminium nankotaizanense Masamune; Himantoglossum viride (L.) Reichenbach f.; Orchis batrachites Schrank; Orchis bracteata Willdenow; Orchis coreana Nakai; Orchis ferruginea (F. Schmidt) F. Schmidt; Orchis obsoleta Muhlenberg ex Willdenow; Orchis virens Scopoli; Orchis virescens Muhlenberg ex Willdenow; Orchis viridis (L.) Crantz; Orchis viridis (L.) Crantz var. vaillantii Tenore; Peristylus bracteatus Lindley; Peristylus islandicus Lindley; Peristylus montanus Schur; Peristylus virescens (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Lindley; Peristylus viridis (L.) Lindley; Platanthera bracteata Torrey; Platanthera islandica (Lindley) Kränzlin; Platanthera nankotaizanense (Masamune) Masamune; Platanthera viridis (L.) Lindley; Satyrium alpinum F. Schmidt; Satyrium bracteale Salisbury; Satyrium bracteatum Persoon; Satyrium ferrugineum F. Schmidt; Satyrium fuscum Hudson; Satyrium lingulatum Villars; Satyrium virescens (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Persoon; Satyrium viride L.; Sieberia viridis (L.) Sprengel
Common name	(Japanese common name) ao-chidori (アオチドリ, 青千鳥 [meaning: green plover birds orchid]), chishima-chidori (チシマアオチドリ, 千島千鳥 [meaning: Kril Islands plover birds orchid]), nemuro-chidori (ネムロチドリ, 根室千鳥 [meaning: Nemuro area plover birds orchid])
	(English common name) longbract frog orchid, longbract green orchid
Distribution	(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region), Shikoku
	(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, Mongolia, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Caucasus, Kazakastan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Iran, Turkey, Europe, Canada, USA
Habitat	Mountane wet forest
Chromosomal number	2n=40
Description	Leaves 4-10cm long, 1.5-3cm wide. Scapes electing, 20-50cm tall. Flowers pale green 10-20mm across, lip 8-10mm long, flowerting in May to July. Terrestrial. Perennial plants.
Reference	Coeloglossum viride (Linnaeus) Hartman
	Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartm.
	Coeloglossum viride [L.]Hartm. 1820
	Use of derivatives of succinate esters for the treatment of dementia (US Patent Application 20060281692)
DNA Information	Coeloglossum viride
Note	Photos below are those of an orchids which was cultivated by Mr. Masakuni Odakura and displayed at the 40th Anniversary Exibision 2009 of Tokyo Wild Plants Society (Orchid and Lily Group) in Ikebukuro Seibu.

May 2009 at Ikebukuro Seibu	May 2009 at Ikebukuro Seibu	May 2009 at Ikebukuro Seibu